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. 2022 Mar 6;14(3):e22899. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22899

Table 2. Seizures and EEG findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19 infection.

DOL = day of life.

Authors Age, sex Presentation EEG findings Treatment Prognosis
McAbee et al. (2020) [1] 11 years, male Status epilepticus/encephalopathy Frontal intermittent delta activity Not documented Recovery in six days
Fragoso et al. (2021) [10] DOL 2, male Focal to bilateral clonic seizures of the left side Electrographic seizures Phenobarbital, midazolam infusion, and steroids Recovered
Dugue et al. (2020) [11] 6 weeks, male Cough, fever, and brief episodes of sustained upward gaze associated with bilateral leg stiffening Excess of sharp temporal transients for age and intermittent vertex delta slowing with normal sleep-wake cycling. No seizures on EEG None Recovered
Swarz et al. (2020) [12] 9 years, male Focal status epilepticus and encephalopathy Continuous delta slowing throughout the right hemisphere without epileptiform features Benzodiazepines Recovery
Shahbaznejad et al. (2020) [13] 18 months, female Generalized tonic-clonic seizure and status epilepticus with fever Not documented Phenobarbital Recovery
Farley et al. (2020) [14] 8 years, male Left-sided focal seizure with the rhythmic movement of the left arm and blinking of the left eye Nonspecific slowing and generalized spike and wave, indicative of diffuse cerebral dysfunction Benzodiazepine/Keppra 50 mg/kilo Recovery
Natarajan et al. (2020) [15] 13 years, female Generalized tonic-clonic seizure, headache, and fever Normal Ativan and phenytoin Recovery